North Alabama Street Ride Sat 3/26

[klaviator]

Saturday looks like a beautiful day for a ride, 75 and sunny.  Not sure yet of the route but rest assured it will involve lots of curves and lunch somewhere. 

Kicks stands up at 10:00 AM from the Chevron in Gurley. 

[polarissalesman]

:( sure hate i never get Saturdays off anymore........work gets in the way off too many good rides.

[Johnny Tobyone]

Ride to Foster Falls near Tracy City ??

[klaviator]

Ride to Foster Falls near Tracy City ??

I have never been there.  We could ride there.  I was thinking of going to Monteagle anyway.

[Johnny Tobyone]

It's about 15 minutes from there...  right off the road

[Johnny Tobyone]

I plan on going may have one or two others

[klaviator]

Great.  I'll see you tomorrow.  There are a lot of great roads going up to Monteagle then I'll let you lead us to the falls.  Let's plan on lunch in Monteagle unless someone has a better idea.

I'll be on my Versys.  The pace will be sporty but for anyone wanting to ride slower we will wait at all turns.

[Stabbed Rat]

Looks like a great day to ride, count me in. 

[mojo1]

LK2RD & I are in

[BuckeyeDoug]

The pace will be sporty but for anyone wanting to ride slower we will wait at all turns.

A new definition for sporty in my book!  Loved it!  Now I need to tweak the suspension a little to stay comfy in my new sporty range (a more suited bike would be too noticeable in the garage!!).  Hope to do it again.  Thanks for allowing me to participate, and I don't think I slowed you down or did anything unacceptable, which was my goal.  Please PM me on Tuscaloosa's status.

[klaviator]

A new definition for sporty in my book!  Loved it!  Now I need to tweak the suspension a little to stay comfy in my new sporty range (a more suited bike would be too noticeable in the garage!!).  Hope to do it again.  Thanks for allowing me to participate, and I don't think I slowed you down or did anything unacceptable, which was my goal.  Please PM me on Tuscaloosa's status.

Glad you could join us and welcome to the Bamarides forum.  I always looked back at every turn to see if everyone was still with us and you where always there so you certainly didn't slow us down any.

I didn't get a lot of pics since I was leading but here are a few:



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[lk2rd]

Checking in from Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville.  Initially, we thought my leg was broken but, it's not.  What happened was my knee was completely dislocated which caused all the ligaments to be torn.  In a case like this, they normally get you to surgery pretty quickly but, the doctor that we want was out of town.  I'll probably have surgery tomorrow or Tuesday.   Thanks to everyone for your concern and help.

[Nice Goat]

... I'll probably have surgery tomorrow or Tuesday.   Thanks to everyone for your concern and help.

Get well soon!

[Johnny Tobyone]

Get well soon lk2rd . You were a real trooper while waiting on the medics !   

[klaviator]

Now for the "rest of the story".  We did have a crash on this ride.  lk2rd crashed and was taken away in an ambulance then flown to Nashville.  His bike did not appear to have any major damage but was towed away since he couldn't ride it.

lk2rd, I'll pray for a successful surgery and quick recovery.  I'll second what Tobyone posted, you were a real trooper waiting for the ambulance.